Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Severe Weather
Across
- 5. where plates collide; also known as the destructive boundary
- 6. a large volcano with gentle slopes of basaltic lava that is common along divergent plate boundaries and oceanic hotspots
- 7. a break in the Earth's lithosphere where tectonic plates meet
- 11. a vibration in the ground that results from movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere
- 12. where plates spread apart; magma rises to the surface and hardens forming new crust
Down
- 1. the point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originates
- 2. the point within Earth where an earthquake originates
- 3. where the plates slide sideways; lithosphere is not created or destroyed at this boundary
- 4. large, steep-sided volcanoes that result from explosive eruptions of andesitic and rhyolitic lava and ash along convergent plate boundaries
- 8. a fast-moving wave of seawater caused by seismic activity in oceanic plates
- 9. energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth; there are three types of seismic waves: primary waves (P waves), secondary waves (S waves), and surface waves
- 10. a small, steep-sided volcano that erupts gas rich, basaltic lava